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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1998
Richard C Lalor, Tomball, TX (US);
Russell E McBeth, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Amrik S Nijjar, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth G Rountree, Houston, TX (US);
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An adjustable tubular hanger for suspending a tubular string from a wellhead component is provided which includes an elongated body having a lower end adapted to be connected to the tubular string and an upper end portion including a plurality of axial annular grooves formed in the outer diameter surface thereof, each groove defining a downwardly facing support surface, and a support ring adapted to be positioned around the body in one of the grooves, the support ring having an upwardly facing load shoulder for engaging the support surface and a downwardly facing load surface for engaging a support shoulder formed in the wellhead component, whereby the elevation of the tubular hanger within the wellhead component can be adjusted depending on in which groove the support ring is positioned.